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CHAdeMO adapters in Hawaii

I spoke with Tesla tech support today, and they said that a type of electrical adapter called CHAdeMO will become available for charging in the future. It's rather pricey, though, as you can see on the Tesla site:http://shop.teslamotors.com/products/chademo-adapter

The good news is that you can charge at a higher rate. The bad news is that the adapter costs between $1000 and $2900 and is not offered for the 40kwh MS. I suspect there's a desire to see 40kwh Tesla owners upgrade their batteries to 60kwh rather than see these owners use CHAdeMO quicker charging as an alternative to the battery upgrade.

I suspect we'll see 3rd parties offer supercharging in Hawaii at some point, too, if Tesla is willing to share that patent with energy providers.

I spoke with Tesla tech support today, and they said that a type of electrical adapter called CHAdeMO will become available for charging in the future. It's rather pricey, though, as you can see on the Tesla site:http://shop.teslamotors.com/products/chademo-adapter

The good news is that you can charge at a higher rate. The bad news is that the adapter costs between $1000 and $2900 and is not offered for the 40kwh MS. I suspect there's a desire to see 40kwh Tesla owners upgrade their batteries to 60kwh rather than see these owners use CHAdeMO quicker charging as an alternative to the battery upgrade.

I suspect we'll see 3rd parties offer supercharging in Hawaii at some point, too, if Tesla is willing to share that patent with energy providers.

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Right now, I don't think $10K is worth the extra 40 miles. I think there are only 3 stations offering this on Oahu.

I spoke with Tesla tech support today, and they said that a type of electrical adapter called CHAdeMO will become available for charging in the future. It's rather pricey, though, as you can see on the Tesla site:http://shop.teslamotors.com/products/chademo-adapter

The good news is that you can charge at a higher rate. The bad news is that the adapter costs between $1000 and $2900 and is not offered for the 40kwh MS. I suspect there's a desire to see 40kwh Tesla owners upgrade their batteries to 60kwh rather than see these owners use CHAdeMO quicker charging as an alternative to the battery upgrade.

I suspect we'll see 3rd parties offer supercharging in Hawaii at some point, too, if Tesla is willing to share that patent with energy providers.

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Where did you see $2900 for a CHAdeMO adapter.:scared: the Tesla adapter ($1K) has been listed in the marketplace for quite some time now. I am waiting for the SAE J1772 DC adapter, it should be about the same or a little bit higher price as the current J1772 (AC) adapter. I think you are more likely to see more CHAdeMO and/or J1772DC plugs before anyone will be building a supercharger here in Hawaii.

Actually I've used the CHAdeMO chargers at Aloha Gas Kahala, Aloha Gas Waipio, and Kailua Shell with my Leaf and they've all worked well. I've also used the CHAdeMO Nissan charger at Tony Autoplex. There's more than you think!

Just ordered my Chademo adapter this week. I'll use it on the mainland roadtrip and then bring back to Hawaii to use here too. I'd be glad to give an update on charging performance at various Oahu chademo locations. In the absence of a supercharger, a chademo is the next-best option for giving your Model S a quick shot of juice on one of those crazy days when you find out you need to head to the North Shore on your way home from work.

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